"The blue fox bit the canary to death!" 》

That's the front page headline in the Leicester Evening News today.

Although it was only an EFL Cup match, it was only the third round, and the opponent was still a Championship team.

However, this victory is still worth writing about.

This article not only describes a brilliant 5-0 thrashing victory, but also takes a closer look at what this game means for Leicester City.

'For Leicester they can expect more this season.

'Five league wins in a row, they are even five points ahead of second-placed Chelsea.

"Who would have thought that would happen before the start of the season?

"If the momentum continues, they will be in a four-place finish at the end of the season!

"In addition to the Premier League, they also have the Europa League stage.

"The domestic cups are also the League Cup and the FA Cup.

"They all have the strength to fight.

'So for Leicester, the form of the substitutes is also crucial.

"The victory in this game is a victory for Leicester City, and it is a victory for Leicester City's substitutes!

'The players on the bench, they're still in good shape.

"This game even showed the fighting spirit of not losing to the main players!

"For Leicester City, who are fighting on multiple fronts,

"Definitely a good thing!

"Knokate, Andy King, Chris Wood, Moore, Powell!

"It's all the substitutes who score goals!

"I'm now looking forward to Leicester's future journey!

"I'm sure they'll work a miracle!"

The Leicester Evening News, although only a city-level media outlet with little attention, has seen a recent surge in sales.

In addition to the rising tide of Leicester City's results, it has a lot to do with their professional analysis.

A lot of football is now paying more and more attention to Leicester City.

A small team, a miracle.

This kind of story is something that many people would love to see.

This was the case with the "Kaiserslautern miracle".

Now, Leicester City are also playing out their own miracle.

The win over Norwich City made Leicester happy all over.

Seeing the gains from a number of substitutes, Pearson was overjoyed.

He has always been serious, but he has often had a smile on his face lately.

"It's nice to have a big win."

'yes, especially the substitutes have been doing really well, it's awesome.'

"But don't forget, four of the five goals came from Xia."

"Yes, at the moment, Xia is definitely the most important link in the Leicester City team."

"That's right, he's even more important than the two captains."

"Why don't you let him rest for the next game?"

"As it should be!"

After the two discussed, they privately found Xia Xing and told him that he was going to let him take a turn off.

Xia Xing strongly protested!

"Coach, I'm asking to start! And you have to play the whole game! ”

If someone else had spoken to Pearson like that, Pearson would have been anxious.

But in the face of Xia Xing, how could Pearson be willing to criticize him?

"Xia, it's not that I won't let you appear, but I hope you have a good rest."

"I'm not tired!"

"You see, we've been playing back-to-back lately, you've been starting all the time and you've played the full 90 minutes. I'm sure I'll be tired somewhat. ”

"I'm not tired."

'We played Wolfsburg on the 18th, Manchester United on the 21st, Norwich on the 24th. Soon, on the 27th, we will have the sixth round of the Premier League. The frequency of playing 4 games in 10 days is too high, you really can't force it. ”

"Coach, let me start, I'm fine."

"You play every game, when will you rest?"

"I've already figured it out, I'll play a few more games and then rest."

"Huh? How many more games? ”

'Yes, Crystal Palace on September 27, Europa League second leg on September 30 and Burnley on October 4. Once these two Premier League games and one Europa League game are over, and then it's the national team break, I'll be fine, I can rest. ”

“……”

"Coach, I'm fine, let me start!"

"Okay, I promise you......"

Xia Xing was so insistent that Pearson couldn't say anything.

But to be honest, Xia Xing's physical fitness is really amazing.

Even the strict physical trainer praised Xia Xing, according to his words.

"I want to dissect Xia and see what the structure is in his body."

If you want to keep going, let him keep playing.

On September 27, in the lineup of Leicester City's away game, Xia Xing was still among them.

This time they were against Crystal Palace, with Leicester City playing almost as much as the main force.

Thanks to the rest, the whole team is in good shape.

From the first minute of the game, they pressed Crystal Palace.

However, they have not been able to score.

The first half ended with a goalless draw.

In the second half, Leicester City still struggled to score.

In the face of the iron bucket formation set up by Crystal Palace, Leicester City could not attack for a long time.

Whether it's Riyad Mahrez's dribbling, long-range shot, Jamie Vardy's shot from inside the box, or Danny Drinkwater's burst from behind.

Of course, Xia Xing's forward shot must be indispensable.

But neither of them could score.

In this game, Leicester City, who have always been good at playing fast attacks this season, suddenly had nothing to do.

The dog bites the hedgehog and has no way to put its mouth down.

Not only did they fail to score, they almost conceded a goal.

In the 77th minute of the game, Leicester City's counterattack was too high, and Crystal Palace suddenly counterattacked!

Three strikers sprinted quickly and broke through Leicester's defence!

Push the far corner of the goal!

With Schmeichel already out of position, Xia Xing appeared in the far corner!

He cleared the ball on the goal line!

He has made a meritorious service!

If that goal goes in, then Leicester are in trouble!

Leicester City, which escaped the catastrophe, finally ushered in the aftermath of the catastrophe.

It wasn't until the 85th minute that they finally broke the deadlock.

Xia Xing's set-piece cross from the right side of the field was stabbed into the net by substitute Nugent in a scuffle.

1 to 0!

Leicester City finally scored!

It's not easy!

In the end, it was with this goal that Leicester City won with difficulty.

3 points for the sixth league!

Premier League winning streak continues!

On the bus back after the race, Pearson called Xia Xing to his side and told him very seriously.

"When I spoke to you the other day, I was confident about this fight.

'I think it's just a Crystal Palace and we can definitely win.

"Even if we don't have you here, we're fine.

"But as it turned out, I was too big.

'If it wasn't for your assist, maybe it would have been difficult for us to win.

"If it weren't for your goal-line clearance, maybe we'd all be behind,

"The momentum is affected, and there may not even be a final chance to kill.

"All in all, Xia, you had a great performance today.

"I only have one request for you right now—

"Stay healthy! Don't get hurt!

"Please!"

(End of chapter)